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ARMENIAN COMMUNITY IN FRANCE REMINDS SENATE OF BILL CRIMINALIZING DENIAL OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
ArmInfo
2010-04-26 12:03:00
ArmInfo. Representatives of the Armenian community in France
visited Senate on April 23 and met with Serge Lagauche, Chairman of
Armenia-France Friendship Group.
Quoting AFP, Le Figaro reported that the parties discussed the bill
criminalizing denial of Armenian Genocide submitted in October 2006.
To recall, on October 12 2006 the bill was voted against by the French
National Assembly. Now, the bill's fate is in the hands of the Senate.
President of the Coordination Council of the Armenian Organizations
of France (CCAF) Alexis Govciyan says he expects certain progress
in the issue. He points out that Serge Lagauche was informed of the
concerns of the Armenian community about many facts of denial of the
Armenian Genocide, even in the written form. In response, Mr. Lagauche
promised to study the possibility of realizing the project, he says.
ArmInfo
2010-04-26 12:03:00
ArmInfo. Representatives of the Armenian community in France
visited Senate on April 23 and met with Serge Lagauche, Chairman of
Armenia-France Friendship Group.
Quoting AFP, Le Figaro reported that the parties discussed the bill
criminalizing denial of Armenian Genocide submitted in October 2006.
To recall, on October 12 2006 the bill was voted against by the French
National Assembly. Now, the bill's fate is in the hands of the Senate.
President of the Coordination Council of the Armenian Organizations
of France (CCAF) Alexis Govciyan says he expects certain progress
in the issue. He points out that Serge Lagauche was informed of the
concerns of the Armenian community about many facts of denial of the
Armenian Genocide, even in the written form. In response, Mr. Lagauche
promised to study the possibility of realizing the project, he says.